Agency:Omnicom MediaJob Function:MediaJob Subfunction: Media Planning and BuyingJob Description:Business OverviewWe believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Amazon, Merck, and T-Mobile. Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 6,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.We make a promise to our people that we double down on seeing, celebrating & elevating all the things that make you, uniquely you. And just as we do for our brands and clients, we connect our people to the journeys that matter in building a meaningful career.There are four I’s in Initiative and these represent our core values and behaviors.INDIVID[YOU]ALITY – you bring your genuine and unique self to and into the work, every day.INSTINCT – you’re tuned in and armed with intelligence; you have a bias for action – shit happens when you’re around.IMPACT! – you care deeply about the impact you have on our clients, their customers, our community, the media landscape and our world at large.IMAGINATION – your ability to imagine and bring to life the ideas, solutions, and the future of Initiative, makes us THE create media agency in the world.Position OverviewAs Director, Communications Design you are designing the blueprint for cultural ideas to spread through communications planning excellence, integration and growth performance on your clients and brands. In your role you are translating the communications strategy into the actionable idea platform (in junction with creative partners) that will deliver behavioral change at all connection points. Creating innovative connections that grow brands is a passion for you.You will partner with the Strategy team on the Connections Architecture and utilize your experience & skills to manage the design of fully integrated communications plans across owned, earned, and paid connections. You work closely with the analytics leads to identify appropriate audience and data strategies to unlock growth. You lead the relationship with SBUs and client agencies roster throughout the design stages and work with the Partnerships team in evaluating & selecting the right partners, and appropriate spends across the Communications Design blueprint.ResponsibilitiesOversee client education program around communications design relevant marketplace trends.Present the communications design idea and recommendation to the client in collaboration with Client Leadership, Strategy and PartnershipsOversee the day-to-day requirements and workflow of the client as it relates to Communications Design outputs, in consultation with Client LeadsIn charge of the communications design brief deployment and relevant stakeholder engagement (Specialty Business Units, partnerships, partner agencies, media)Lead ideation sessions and curate outcomesDevelop the communications idea all connections will help unlockEffectively design communications architecture and ecosystem delivery across Owned, Earned, Shared, Paid (OESP) for your clients. Within the team, must ensure communications plans move far beyond paid, and are unified by a clear idea and communications behaviorIntegrate Specialty Business Units activities within every relevant brief, in line with business goalsImplement communications design deliverables as part of client business development & growth strategyRequired Skills and ExperienceExperience in an integrated planning role in media, publisher / vendor, or communications discipline (digital, content)Ability to delegate and oversee direct reportsProven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior clients, colleagues, and vendorsStrong time management and organizational skillsExperience/involvement in new business planning and strong presentations skillsRequired PC proficiency and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)Desired Skills and Experience8+ years relevant experience with 4+ years of experience managing or developing staffCategory or audience experience as relevant per assignmentProven problem-solving abilityAbility to work successfully within a team, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressurePrior experience working on a pharmaceutical account 130,000.00 - 150,000.00Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. 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